Despite a long history of traditional medicinal use in the United States, the collection, consumption and efficacy of the peculiar forest plant aptly named ghost pipe, scientific name Monotropa ...

India is famously known as the land of Ayurveda, rich in biodiversity and ancient wisdom about medicinal plants and their healing properties. For centuries, forests have been the natural pharmacy for ...

Sooyeon Laura Jin is Forestry Officer (Policy & Governance), Forestry Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Nancy Aburto is Deputy Director, Food and Nutrition ...

In a recent article published in PLOS ONE, researchers conducted an ethnobotanical survey in the North West Province of South Africa between April and August 2021 among 101 participants using ...

This study is the first to scientifically document use of ghost pipe in North America, along with the growing influence of social media and the internet on how and why people are turning to ghost pipe ...